- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- A. R. Rahman
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Lingaa
- Movie release year
- 2014
- Lyrics added on
- 28 Apr 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Indianae vaa…
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Ilayavanae vaa….
Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom vaa
Thuligal koodi aaraagum
Nee varalatru thuliyaaga vaa
Vallavanae vaa…
Un valathukaram anaiyaagum vaa
Iru malaigalai poruthi
Nadhigalai niruthi
Vingyana kovil
Ondrai kattuvom
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
OorellamChorus :Servoma
UrchagamChorus :Kolvoma
PorkalamChorus :Kaanboma
Kaanboma…..
Indianae vaa…
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Aaa…aaaa…aaa…aaa…
Male :Hoo..ho..ho.ho….
Thaneer illamal
Manithar kidayaathu vaaa…
Manithar illamal
Maatram kidayaathu
Puliyaagi veliyaagi
Poraadu…
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
VilangittaChorus :Vilangaaga
InimelumChorus :Vaazhvoma
PorkalamChorus :Kaanboma
Kaanboma…..
Indianae vaa…
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Vellai irul neengi
Gandhi desam
Per pera vendum
Gangai kaveri
Thoda vendum
Namm paalai vanathil
Paadhai vida vendum
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
VelvomaChorus :Velvoma
VidhiyellamChorus :Velvoma
Female :Varalaru paarpoma
Male :Kanava kannama
Female :Katcheri kaanboma
Kaanboma…ho…
Hooo…oooooo….
Female :Varalaru kaanboma
Kannama kannama
Katcheri kaanboma
Ondrupadu vendruvidu
Ulagil peridhu endru ethumillai vaa
Parakkum vaanam
Athu periyathu thaanae
Siragin munnae
Athu siriyathu thaanae
Desam ondraai seivomaa..ah…
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
Servoma …aaahh….
Chorus :Velvoma velvoma
Vidhiyellam velvoma
Indianae vaa…
Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa
Ilayavanae vaa….
Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom vaa
Thuligal koodi aaraagum
Nee varalatru thuliyaaga vaa
Vallavanae vaa…
Un valathukaram anaiyaagum vaa
{Iru malaigalai poruthi
Nadhigalai niruthi
Vingyana kovil
Ondrai kattuvom} (2)
ServomaChorus :Servoma
Orr jaathiChorus :Aavoma
VelvomaChorus :Velvoma
VidhiyellamChorus :Velvoma
Malai katti vaazhnthomae
Anai katti vaazhvoma
Kodi katti aazhvoma aazhvoma…
Come, O Indian, come...
Come and build a new Himalayas!
Come, young one, come...
Come, let us turn rainwater into gold!
Raindrops join together to form a river,
come as a drop of history!
Come, mighty one, come...
Come, your right hand will build a dam!
Joining two mountains,
holding back the rivers,
a temple of science,
let us build one!
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Shall we become (Chorus: one people?)
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Shall we become (Chorus: one people?)
Shall the whole town (Chorus: unite?)
Shall we be filled (Chorus: with joy?)
Shall we face (Chorus: the battlefield?)
Shall we face it?...
Come, O Indian, come...
Come and build a new Himalayas!
Aa... Aaaa... Aa... Aa...
Male: Hoo.. Ho.. Ho. Ho...
Without water,
humankind cannot survive, come...
Without people,
there is no change.
Rise like a tiger, step forth,
and fight!
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Shall we become (Chorus: one people?)
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Shall we become (Chorus: one people?)
Like chained (Chorus: beasts,)
shall we live (Chorus: any longer?)
Shall we face (Chorus: the battlefield?)
Shall we face it?...
Come, O Indian, come...
Come and build a new Himalayas!
With the white darkness dispelled,
the land of Gandhi
must earn renown!
The Ganga and the Cauvery
must meet!
Through our desert,
a new path must be made!
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Shall we become (Chorus: one people?)
Shall we win? (Chorus: Shall we win?)
Shall we conquer (Chorus: all destiny?)
Female: Shall we witness history?
Male: Is it a dream, my dear?
Female: Shall we watch the celebration?
Shall we see it... ho...
Hooo... Oooooo...
Female: Shall we witness history?
My dear, my dear,
shall we watch the celebration?
Unite and achieve victory,
come, nothing in this world is too great!
The open sky we fly in,
it is vast, isn't it?
Yet before our wings,
it is so small, isn't it?
Shall we make this nation one? Ah...
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Shall we become (Chorus: one people?)
Shall we unite... aah...
Chorus: Shall we win, shall we win?
Shall we conquer all destiny?
Come, O Indian, come...
Come and build a new Himalayas!
Come, young one, come...
Come, let us turn rainwater into gold!
Raindrops join together to form a river,
come as a drop of history!
Come, mighty one, come...
Come, your right hand will build a dam!
Joining two mountains,
holding back the rivers,
a temple of science,
let us build one!
Shall we unite? (Chorus: Shall we unite?)
Shall we become (Chorus: one people?)
Shall we win? (Chorus: Shall we win?)
Shall we conquer (Chorus: all destiny?)
We lived sheltered by mountains,
shall we now live by building a dam?
Shall we fly our flag high and rule? Shall we rule?...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Indianae Vaa is an inspiring patriotic and motivational song from the movie Lingaa (2014), composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The song acts as a clarion call for social unity, nation-building, and human determination. It encourages the youth of India to rise above social divisions, work together, and achieve monumental engineering marvels—metaphorically and literally represented by building a dam that brings life to arid lands.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Vingyana kovil / Ondrai kattuvom”
Describing the dam as a temple of science ('Vingyana kovil') and rainwater as gold ('Mazhai thaneeril pon seivom').
Anaphora / Repetition (Eyalbu Navirtchi)
“Indianae vaa... / Puthu imayathai undaaka vaa / Ilayavanae vaa....”
Repeated call to action using 'vaa' (come) at the end of consecutive lines.
Contrast (Ethirmai)
“Parakkum vaanam... Siragin munnae Athu siriyathu thaanae”
Contrasting the expanse of the soaring sky with the power of a tiny wing flying through it.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song serves as a thematic anthem in K. S. Ravikumar's Lingaa, which revolves around the construction of a massive reservoir dam in pre-independence India inspired by the real-life Pennycuick and Mullaperiyar Dam history.
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